Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Spontaneous snow fun!

"Most children are naturally curious about their
surroundings. They have an interest in
exploring and investigating to see how things work and why things happen. Children have an innate sense of wonder and
awe and a real desire for inquiry." Ontario Ministry of Education.
The-Full Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program. Draft Version. Pg. 14

"What
were you doing outside at lunch?" Mrs. Ralph

"I
was putting snow in the bag so I can make it heavy! If you put a lot of snow in
a bag, it will be heavy. There's 100 snowflakes in there!" R.W.

We
decided to bring the bag full of snow inside our class and see what
happens. The bag was passed around and
the students noted how heavy it was!
Then we decided to put some snow in a large container, and some in a
small container to see what would happen?
The students had lots of theories!

"The
lights are not that bright so it's not melting." D.S.

"Maybe
there's a lot of snow in the bag and the snow is making the bag cold, so the
snow is not melting." K.W.

"When
I felt the bag, it was wet, so the snow was melting inside." O.S.

"Maybe
the bag was outside and the bag was on the snow and it was cold outside."
N.S.

"The
bag is cold and the lights are not very much on." E.E.

"It
was cold outside and the snow freezed and then we put it all in the plastic bag
and was so, so cold so it froze. Now
it's melting!" H.S.

"It
was just a little it of time here and we have to wait longer and it will start
to melt." E.H.

"The
snow had ice and the ice is keeping it cold." I.R.

"Maybe
the small one will melt faster because it's smaller and inside it's warm."
M.P.

"I
think the small one and big one will stay because they both have lots of snow!
C.M.

"Maybe
the big one has more snow because it's bigger than the other and it will be
heavier." N.S.

"I
think the big one will melt first because the opening of the little one won't
have much hot air to go in. The big one
has a bigger opening at the top soit will melt faster. A.P.

"I
think half of both containers will melt because there's so much snow in it that
the warm air will only melt half of it." E.S.

The
students enjoyed feeling the snow and observing the changes over the time it
was in our room. Among their talk, they
accounted for the temperature of the snow, as well as noticing that the snow
didn't change to water immediately.

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I am a TDSB Kindergarten Teacher who feels privileged to share the journey of learning alongside the children in my class. Kindergarten is an exciting adventure where many wonders, explorations, and investigations take place.
I am passionate about inquiry and play based learning, and am greatly inspired by the Reggio approach to learning. I continue to learn and practice such approaches in my classroom.
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